1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/ProxyCLI.java b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/ProxyCLI.java
index 60d4593d4..ad3fdb8b6 100644
--- a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/ProxyCLI.java
+++ b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/cli/ProxyCLI.java
@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@ public class ProxyCLI extends CLI {
 
     public void execute(String[] args) throws Exception {
 
-        PKIClient client = module.getParent().getClient();
         AccountClient accountClient = null;
 
         try {
             // login if username or nickname is specified
-            ClientConfig config = client.getConfig();
+            ClientConfig config = module.getConfig();
             if (config.getUsername() != null || config.getCertNickname() != null) {
 
                 String subsystem = config.getSubsystem();
                 if (subsystem == null) subsystem = defaultSubsystem;
 
+                PKIClient client = module.getClient();
                 accountClient = new AccountClient(client, subsystem);
                 accountClient.login();
             }